{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61f9b731e619e20012dedf17/6aae0ac10521dc2c814e5383?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#203 How Newcastle Library and Museum is Turning Preschoolers into Citizen Scientists with Karen Eastwood","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61f9b731e619e20012dedf17/1789790452590-0d82cbf4-354a-4dd4-88c0-9965088f67d3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Recorded live in the Citizen Science Show podcast booth at the Hunter Science Festival, Dani sits down with Karen Eastwood, Program Delivery Officer for Newcastle Museum and Library, to talk about the library's new Little Bang Discovery Club, a hands on program turning preschoolers into \"little scientists\" (and their parents into \"lab assistants\").</p><p><br></p><p>Karen shares what's inside the program's take home discovery box, how the four week journey builds to a mini science fair, and how Newcastle Museum and Library is reshaping what a library can be, from a citizen science corner to borrowable fossil kits and a chill out zone stocked with genuine dinosaur poo.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>More Information</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://newcastlelibraries.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://newcastlelibraries.com.au/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>About the Hunter Science Festival 2026</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://newcastlemuseum.com.au/what-s-on/current-events/national-science-week-hunter-science-festival\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://newcastlemuseum.com.au/what-s-on/current-events/national-science-week-hunter-science-festival</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.hish.org.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.hish.org.au/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to our show wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p>Leave us a review and share this show with your friends.</p><p><br></p><p>It really helps us to reach more citizen scientists, like you.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contact the Show</strong></p><p>We are always looking for more guests to tell us about interesting citizen science projects, research and events.</p><p>You can email us at: <a href=\"mailto:info@citizenscienceshow.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">info@citizenscienceshow.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Watch on YouTube</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@citizenscienceshow\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@citizenscienceshow</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Citizen Science Show"}